Andrew Dunn
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World Bank’s theHive This site has been in beta for a while but is developing well. Register for free to get the most benefits. It aims to gather in one place reports and resources relating to human conflict, human security and violence. It also takes items from the Human Security Report Project which was renowned for its […]
Social science video sites
TED videos from world leaders covering all aspects of social and environmental sciences RSA audio and events. Includes NHS, technology and change. Videolectures net. Great examples including academic lecture series. Socialcare TV. From SCIE, focuses on social work skills Vlearn . Business and economics talks.
Vlearn
Vlearn A free access site for business and management students. It has inspiring talks from business leaders covering leadership management topics including business ethics, change management includes videos and blog entries. Hosted at University of Central Lancashire
Migration Policy Centre
Publishes research on migration, asylum and mobility in Europe and in countries located along migration routes to Europe.
Lantern: Media History
Lantern : Media History A free, open access search platform for media history research. Directors include academics Eric Hoyt, Carl Hagenmaier, and Wendy Hagenmaier. A great resource for those interested in film, radio and early TV history. Includes fan accounts and the history of Hollywood and: Business Screen (1938-1973); Educational Screen (1922-1962); The Film Daily (1918-1948); […]
Governments and Facebook
Government requests for data from Facebook Which governments request information the most from Facebook? First report from Facebook covers 6 months from January-June 2013. Governments make requests to Facebook and many other companies seeking account information in official investigations. The vast majority of these requests relate to criminal cases, such as robberies or kidnappings. In […]
Primary Sources: speeches
Library of Congress Recorded Sound Collections. The National jukebox is its open access section. Which has classic recordings. For speeches, choose spoken word speeches. Presidential Speech Archive Maintained by the Scripps Library, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Offers free access to transcripts, and for more recent examples, audio and videofiles of important […]
Credit Explained
http://creditexplained.org.uk/ A new independent website that’s intended to be a jargon-free guide to consumer credit of all types, including loans, credit cards, mortgages and overdrafts, and includes information on basic credit concepts such as credit ratings, debt and the like.
Bloomberg: a merger
The recently merged mining and commodity trading company Glencore Xstrata reported a $7.7billion write-down of assets previously owned by Xstrata. Data compiled by Bloomberg Industries show that the company actually beat estimates on a net-adjusted basis and provide details of the one-off charges. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on […]
Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Twitter
Foreign Policy magazine Release their annual list of top 100 key people to follow on Twitter See the full list that includes politicians, diplomats and key political thinkers. Also useful on this AFP e-diplomacy hub Maintained by French news agency Agence France-Presse. Find out about twitter and foreign policy. Aims to offer a window on […]
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